VU
Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens



Family: Corvidae (Crows and jays)

Authority: (Bosc, 1795)

Red List Category

Criteria: C1+2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a small and fragmented population and range, which continues to decline as a result of urban development and habitat loss and degradation, largely due to fire suppression.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 71,900 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Nearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Florida Scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/florida-scrub-jay-aphelocoma-coerulescens on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.